Nigerian shoemaker collapses due to hunger, passersby give food and ₦5k

A Nigerian shoemaker shocked many when he fainted on the road due to extreme hunger, but was immediately helped by passersby who bought him food and drinks and also contributed ₦5,000 for him.

This was revealed in a video making waves on social media, showing the incident.The video, captioned “Aboki man fell down on the street because of hunger in Adaba,” shows a man believed to be the shoemaker lying on the ground, having reportedly lost all his strength due to hunger.

Moments into the video, several passersby could be seen surrounding him, offering him a plate of rice and a soft drink.

After he finished eating, a person could be seen handing him the sum of ₦5,000 so he could buy himself something to eat later.

As the video circulated online, concerned individuals flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts.

See some reactions below:

Queen Tessy 🌹🫦♥️: “And the aboki fine ooo, God bless you guys.”

Dekarchi🇳🇬🇬🇧: “Person wey go travel all the way go sokoto go vote for him religion😂.”

@Allemich Tv🦋🦋: “How funny e get oga at the end of the day e go give oga the money him work.”

sharmarke 902: “One day I was so busy at work that I forgot to eat. As I was driving home, I began to shake & couldn’t see. A woman leaving her house helped me with a bottle of coke and food. My sugar was low.”

Onye_ije_911: “Aboki don go put things and things for em head with an empty stomach. thank you guys for saving him.”

Lucy 🌹: “One Aboki sew shoes and ask me for rice instead of money 😭, I was really heartbroken 😔. People are really suffering God 🧎‍♀️🙏.”

Hahaha 😂: “Yahoo boys nor con Dey sew Pam wey spoil instead dem Dey buy new one steady so shoe makers wey Dey sew Pam nor con Dey get work again.”